Dayton, which leads the all-time series 7-0, beat Ole Miss 65-62 on Dec. 19 last season at UD Arena. Ole Miss finished 16-12 and lost in the first round of the NIT to Louisiana Tech.
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Also, last week, the D1Docket, a Twitter account focused on college basketball scheduling news, reported Dayton will play Illinois-Chicago at UD Arena on Nov. 9, and a source confirmed that report. Dayton and UIC played in 2011 and 2014 at UD Arena. Dayton won both games.
Dayton will host Illinois-Chicago to open the season on November 9th, a game secured with a guarantee of $70,000 per public records obtained by @TheD1Docket.
— The D1 Docket (See pinned tweet Docket link) (@TheD1Docket) June 22, 2021
The other known non-conference opponent for Dayton is Southern Methodist, which beat Dayton 66-64 on a basket with 0.2 seconds to play last season at UD Arena. The Flyers and Mustangs will play in Dallas, Texas, at a date to be announced.
Dayton also will play three games at the ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando on Nov. 25, 26 and 28. The bracket has not been announced. Possible opponents are: Alabama, Belmont, Drake, Iona, Kansas, Miami (Fla.) and North Texas.
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